"As long as there are only human rights, there is no human justice yet." Werner Hamacher In the current debates surrounding human rights and rational law, personal rights and international law, justice is often referenced. But how should it be defined? Following classical political philosophy, the internationally renowned literary scholar Werner Hamacher posits that language is the foundation of justice. He illustrates, through studies of Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Milton, Locke, Mendelssohn, and Hamann, as well as Celan and Legendre, the history of a linguistic reduction in prevailing legal theories and counters it with the memory of a language that is not limited to judgments but instead aims for the expansion and unboundedness of speech. An inspiring and significant contribution to a fundamental discussion.